Weathering the Storm Campaign Wrap-Up
July 15, 2021
THANK YOU! We are so grateful to our supporters who stepped up in a major way in response to our Weathering the Storm emergency fundraising more...
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120th Annual Spring Outing Clifton Truman Daniel Q&A
May 26, 2021
Are your brothers involved in representing the Truman family legacy or did it fall to you, being the oldest? When you choose to step away more...
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Mansion Wallpaper and Tomb Cleaning and Repair Projects – Spring 2021 Preservation Efforts
May 14, 2021
If there is one thing most of us can attest to, it is that 2020 was a tough year. Facing all of the challenges that more...
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Andrew Jackson’s 254th Birthday Celebration
March 24, 2021
Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage commemorated what would have been the 7th President’s 254th birthday on March 15th. The slate of speakers included Tennessee’s Governor, The Honorable more...
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A Year of Challenges and Celebrations
March 16, 2021
Birthdays often prompt reflection. They are convenient milestones by which to measure our progress over the past year; what we have accomplished and where we more...
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Our Peace, Follow the Drinking Gourd
February 15, 2021
Enslaved Memorial at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage In 2006, archaeologists discovered a slave cemetery at the site of a former plantation near The Hermitage during a more...
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Archaeology as a Tool to Learn about the Lives of the Enslaved Workers at The Hermitage
February 3, 2021
If someone wanted to research the lives of the enslaved men, women and children at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage and wanted only to use written records more...
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2020 Hermitage Annual Report
January 8, 2021
Access the 2020 Hermitage Annual Report here.
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Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage Commemorates the Battle of New Orleans with Free Grounds Passes
January 8, 2021
Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage will host its annual Battle of New Orleans Commemoration from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. The event more...
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Oh, What a Year! Hopes & Wishes for 2021
December 15, 2020
From the staff at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage It is not new news that 2020 has been one tough year. From natural disasters that hit our more...
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Weathering the Storm – The Impact of Weather-Related Storms
December 3, 2020
Over the years, Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage has weathered many storms—actual weather-related storms instead of the pandemic storm we are currently experiencing. Even before The Hermitage more...
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Andrew Jackson Foundation to Participate in Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery “First Ladies of the United States” Exhibition
November 11, 2020
Rachel Jackson and Emily Donelson portraits on loan for major exhibition The Andrew Jackson Foundation, which owns and operates The Hermitage, home of President Andrew more...